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(Studio) Viet Cong and North Vietnam from Cambodia begin drive on Tay Ninh. Map of area shown Enemy occupies suburbs near city and reported in city. 2,000 South Vietnam move in and American 25th Infantry Div. alerted to support them. B-52s bomb area. In Paris, Ambassador Averell Harriman and North Vietnam negotiator, Xuan Thuy, meet for 2 1/2 brs. Harriman says more defeat, destruction and death for North unless it gives up goal of complete military victory. Thuy says United States must stop bombing and all other acts of war against North or talks will be deadlocked.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) House Commerce Committee votes to change law to allow television debates between President candidates. Networks offer free time if law changed. Unless law changed, networks must give equal time to all candidates. House needs to pass bill now.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Two President candidates, George Wallace and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey speak at American Legion convention
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(New Orleans, Louisiana) [WALLACE - says need to cut out some of foreign aid and poverty money.] Wallace got polite reception but no wild enthusiasm. [WALLACE - says his ideas and thoughts with regard to foreign and domestic policy coincide with the Legion's.] Fund-raising luncheon shown. Crowd shouts "We want Wallace". [WALLACE - says won't have national convention as such. Have mini-convention in states where law requires it. To spend money on convention and television time.]
REPORTER: Douglas Kiker
(New Orleans, Louisiana) [HUMPHREY - says police carry burden of battle against crime.] His reception warm, but Louisiana Governor John McKeithen refuses to endorse Humphrey and state to probably go to Wallace. Vice President had been in Texas before Louisiana. Got warm welcome there. [HUMPHREY - says will put government resources behind police.]
REPORTER: Jack Perkins
(Houston, Texas) Governor John Connally refuses to support Vice President and show up for his Texas kick-off. [HUMPHREY - says all Democrats in Texas will march together.] No indication that Connally will join the Vice President.
REPORTER: Jack Perkins
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(Studio) Senator Eugene McCarthy at closed sub-committee meeting
REPORTER: David Brinkley
(DC) [MCCARTHY - says won't have statement about who he'll support for 2 or 3 weeks May tell you after election. Don't want to referee re: Vice President's remark about Vietnam troops. Says he gets a lot of mail advocating different things. Doesn't feel Vice President's Vietnam position changed. Agnew not much of a phrasemaker.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) Didn't feel he could support Nixon.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Republican candidate, Richard Nixon tours North Carolina. To be in Louisiana Thursday
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(White Plains, New York) Nixons and Rockefellers shown together to symbolize party unity. [NIXON - says we're going to carry New York.] Rally shown.
REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow
(NYC) [NIXON - says manager hotel reminded him it was 1952 headquarters for Eisenhower - Nixon ticket.] Nixon shown with Rockefeller, Mayor John Lindsay and Senator Jacob Javits.
REPORTER: Herbert Kaplow
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(Studio) Justice Department sends federal observers into 3 Georgia cnties. to make sure Negroes weren't kept from voting in Demo primary. Demos badly split in Georgia; Wallace probably will win Georgia.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Georgia) Governor Lester Maddox holds court twice month to hear complaints from "little people". [MADDOX - inquires of woman what her problem is.] [WOMAN - tells Maddox she wants her water tested as it came out blue. Shows him phial and asks him to drink it.] [MADDOX - says wouldn't touch it. Asks her if water is still blue.] [WOMAN - says no sir.] Georgia party split into Maddox who's trying to save past and militant blacks and moderate whites fighting to end future. Old Georgia disappearing.
REPORTER: Ron Nessen
(Atlanta, Georgia) City shown. Negro Church convention put up at city's fanciest hotel. South blacks and white moderates want room in Democratic Party [Ex-Governor Carl SANDERS - says had party of pols. not party of people. People will decide policies and then pols.] [MADDOX - says doesn't want Socialists and Communists to head Georgia Democratic Party Tries to keep out those who encourage draft-card burning, aiding Viet Cong and those who've been in Communist mtgs. leading to burning of our cities.] [Georgia representative Ben BROWN - says knows of no 1 in delegation who's burned draft card or engaged in looting and rioting. Major Negroes don't want to take over Georgia Democrats Want to help build more progressive and moderate party in Georgia.] Senator Herman Talmadge runs against Negro, Maynard Jackson, in primary.
REPORTER: Ron Nessen
(Brunswick, Georgia) Jackson shown campaigning. [JACKSON - cites rebirth of populism.] [TALMADGE - says Carmichael and others of his ilk have just about run their course. Thinks Negroes will join hands with whites and let county know rioting should have ceased long ago.] If Maddox and others go to Wallace or Republicans party would be managed by blacks and moderate whites.
REPORTER: Ron Nessen
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(Studio) Soviet forces withdrawing from Czech cities to less conspicuous suburbs. Czech leaders tell media innuendo must cease or war machine will return. President Ludvik Svoboda thanks Pilsen industry workers for their support. Communist Party Chief Alexander Dubcek meets with Soviet Dep. Premier Vasily Kuznetsov.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Prague, Czechoslovakia) It is now 3 weeks after invasion. By keeping their forces on display, Soviets hope to discredit Dubcek and other Czech leaders who say they'll withdraw. Leader Slovak Communist Party Gustav Husak rptdly. being considered to replace Dubcek.
REPORTER: Garrick Utley
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(Studio) USSR Ambassador to UN, Yakov Malik, says USSR has been leader in freeing colonial territories. United States and British representatives observe that grievous relapse occurred.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) In August, national unemployment rate drops to 3.5%.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) Senator Judiciary Committee to vote Tuesday at 11 a.m. on Justice Abe Fortas. Committee to reopen hearings and invite him back.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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(Studio) New York City Teachers Union Executive Bd. votes to resume strike. Union President, Albert Shanker says system should be shut down until agreement finalized. Schools were open today.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) French jet catches fire and explodes in mid-air near Nice and falls in Mediterranean. 95 killed.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Gunman forces Canadian jet flying from Moncton to Windsor, to land in Montreal, Canada. Wanted plane to go to Cuba and then asked for political asylum. He walked off plane.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) United Nations Ambassador George Ball tells Security Council that more violations of Israel - Egypt cease-fire at Suez would endanger chance for peace.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Canada Premier Pierre Trudeau accuses France of sending agent to Manitoba to stir up French-spking. Canadians.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Catholic Relief Services says Vatican chartered planes to parachute food and supplies to Biafran refugee camps.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Chicago, Illinois, Mayor Richard Daley announces settlement of 2 day garbage collection strike. Tentative agreement over Atlanta, Georgia, garbage collection strike reached.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) 4 Negro boys enter Girard College in Philadelphia ending enrollment policy of only poor white male orphans. Cts. forced school to desegregate.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Senator Barry Goldwater opens campaign in Prescott, Arizona.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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(Studio) Photo of Chicago disorder shown on greeting card with button reading "I don't belong to any organized political party I'm a Democrat"
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
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